239 years ago · 1787

“Among the many objects to which a wise and free people find it necessary to direct their attention, that of providing for their safety seems to be the first.”

— John Jay

147 years ago · 1879

“At no recurrence of the season which the devout habit of a religious people has made the occasion for giving thanks to Almighty God and humbly invoking His continued favor has the…”

— Rutherford B. Hayes

102 years ago · 1924

“Sometimes we refer to it as the rule of the people.”

— Calvin Coolidge